SHANGRI-LA HOTEL CHENGDU OPENS IN SOUTHWEST CHINA
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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has opened its first hotel in Southwest China, the Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu. The 594-room hotel is located in Chengdu city center, in the Swell Fun historic site, the oldest wine lane in the world, according to Guinness Book of World Records.
Location of the Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu
The Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu is a 25-minute drive from Chengdu International Airport and an easy 15-minute walk from the Chunxi Road Pedestrian shopping area.
Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu overlooks the Ming and Qing Dynasty-style Lang Bridge and the Jinjiang River, “the green necklace around the neck of Chengdu,” where the Fu and Nan Rivers meet.
Things to do in Chengdu
During the day, visitors enjoy traditional tea houses, shops and restaurants along the rivers. Lights illuminate the bridge at night. Built in the Tang Dynasty, the Hejian Pavilion is also located here. Local residents believe it's a lucky site.
Chengdu is home to giant pandas and the world's only Panda Breeding and Research Center. The city has two World Cultural Heritage sites, the Dujiangyan Irrigation System and Jiuzhaigou Valley, the “Valley of Nine Villages," a nature reserve, with waterfalls and lakes. Chengdu is the only city with direct flights and trains to Tibet.
Guest rooms, club rooms and long stay apartments
Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu has the city center's largest guestrooms with a minimum size of 452 square feet and 2,971 square feet for suites. Long-stay guests can reserve 26 serviced apartments.
River-view rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook Jinjiang River and the Lang Bridge. Besides panoramic views, Horizon Club rooms and suites provide a dedicated concierge; American buffet breakfast, afternoon tea, evening cocktails; meeting rooms and a business center.
Where to eat
Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu has two restaurants, Cafe Z, with nine open food theaters that serve international cuisine. Shangri-La's signature Chinese restaurant, Shang Palace, features Cantonese and Sichuanese dishes on its menu. The Lobby Lounge has live music every evening. CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La
The 36-story hotel has the largest spa in the city center: CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La. Inspired by the Shangri-La legend in the Lost Horizon novel, treatments and therapies are based on traditional Chinese and Himalayan well-being rituals. Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu boasts the largest spa among Chengdu's five-star hotels, with 11 treatment rooms covering 9,688 square feet.
Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu's health club facilities include a gym, indoor swimming pool, outdoor tennis court and sauna.
Meeting and function rooms
The Grand Ballroom is the largest of its type in Chengdu's city center, with 22,606 square feet of floor space and a 30-foot-high ceiling. A large elevator allows car exhibitions in the Grand Ballroom. For smaller conferences and meetings, there are 16 function rooms and an auditorium.
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